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ArticleCells2021

Ubiquitin Activating Enzyme UBA6 Regulates Th1 and Tc1 Cell Differentiation.

Ji Yeon Lee, Eun-Koung An, Juyoung Hwang, Jun-O Jin, Peter C W Lee

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Article in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ji Yeon LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Eun-Koung AnDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Juyoung HwangDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.
Jun-O JinDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4216-8111
Peter C W LeeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2320-6365
Yeungnam University · KRThe Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital · KRUlsan College · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2019R1C1C1002912
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubiquitination is a crucial mechanism in regulating the immune response, setting the balance between immunity and tolerance. Here, we investigated the function of a poorly understood alternative branch of the ubiquitin-activating E1 enzyme UBA6 in activating immune cells. UBA6 expression levels were elevated in T cells by toll-like receptor agonists and anti-CD3/28 antibody stimulation, but not in dendritic cells, macrophages, B cells, and natural killer cells. Additionally, we generated T cell-specific UBA6-deficient mice and found that UBA6-deficient CD4 and CD8 T cells elevated the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ). Moreover, the transfer of UBA6-deficient CD4 and CD8 T cells in RAG1-knockout mice exacerbated the development of multi-organ inflammation compared with control CD4 and CD8 T cell transfer. In human peripheral blood CD4 and CD8 T cells, basal levels of UBA6 in lupus patients presented much lower than those in healthy controls. Moreover, the IFN-γ production efficiency of CD4 and CD8 T cells was negatively correlated to UBA6 levels in patients with lupus. Finally, we found that the function of UBA6 was mediated by destabilization of IκBα degradation, thereby increasing NF-κB p65 activation in the T cells. Our study identifies UBA6 as a critical regulator of IFN-γ production in T cells by modulating the NF-κB p65 activation pathway.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationAnimalsGene DeletionHomeodomain ProteinsHumansInterferon-gammaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BPoly I-CTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicUbiquitin-Activating EnzymesE1-L2 protein, mouseHomeodomain ProteinsInterferon-gammaNF-kappa BPoly I-CRAG-1 proteinUbiquitin-Activating Enzymesdifferentiationmultiorgan inflammationT cellUBA6ubiquitin

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PMID35011668
PMCPMC8750584
OpenAlexW4200505042

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